Molecular phylogeny of the Herpestidae (Mammalia, Carnivora) with a special emphasis on the Asian Herpestes

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-80

  Patou, Marie Lilith ^a   Mclenachan, Patricia A ^b   Morley, Craig G ^c   Couloux, Arnaud ^d   Jennings, Andrew P ^a   Veron, Géraldine ^a  

^a Sorbonne Universités   (France)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^d CENTRE NATIONAL DE SÉQUENÇAGE   (France)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Herpestes; Herpestidae; Molecular dating; Molecular phylogeny

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CARNIVORA; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; INTRON; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HERPESTIDAE; INTRONS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

CARNIVORA; HERPESTES; HERPESTES AUROPUNCTATUS; HERPESTES EDWARDSII; HERPESTES JAVANICUS; HERPESTIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 67949086544     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.05.038     Document Type: Article

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